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Australia Fiancé/Prospective Marriage Visa FAQs
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- What if our marriage is an arranged marriage?
- What if we decide to marry before the Prospective Marriage Visa is granted?
- What happens if I do not marry my sponsor within 9 months of the visa being granted or if I marry someone else?
- Do we have to marry in Australia?
- My fiancée does not live in Australia. Can she sponsor me?
Answers
You must have physically met your sponsor in person (as adults). You must be known to the person that you intend to marry, even if it is an arranged marriage.
If you and your sponsor marry before a decision is made on your Australian Prospective Marriage Visa, you can change your application to that of an Australian Spouse Visa. You must provide a certified copy of the extract from the marriage register showing your marriage to the office of the department processing your application, write that you wish to change your application to that of a Spouse Visa and that you formally withdraw the Prospective Marriage Visa application.
What happens if I do not marry my sponsor within 9 months of the visa being granted or if I marry someone else?
Your visa would have been granted on the basis that you were assessed as genuinely intending to marry your sponsor. If you do not abide by the conditions of your visa it may be cancelled and you will have to leave Australia.
No. However, you must make at least one entry into Australia on the Fiancé(e) Visa before you marry to fulfil the conditions of your visa. If you do not, you may not be allowed to enter Australia and your visa may be cancelled. If you marry outside Australia, this must be a marriage that is recognised in Australia for the purposes of the Australian Marriage Act 1961.
Your fiancé could be outside of Australia at the time of your visa application. However, your partner must meet all other requirements related to this type of visa.